Hosp Case Manag. 1998 Feb;6(2):33-4.
After discovering that stroke patients were receiving care on 18 different units within the hospital, St. Luke's Medical Center in Milwaukee developed its first cross-unit clinical pathway, targeted at cerebrovascular accident (CVA) patients. Implemented in October 1996, the five-day CVA pathway has cut length of stay by 1.6 days while maintaining a patient satisfaction rating of 94%. Nurse clinicians developed five key outcomes for the CVA pathway, including visits from speech therapy, a physiatry referral, a severity assessment, patient education, and patient consultation on the details of the discharge plan.
在发现中风患者在医院内的18个不同科室接受治疗后，密尔沃基的圣卢克医疗中心制定了首个跨科室临床路径，目标针对脑血管意外（CVA）患者。1996年10月实施的为期五天的CVA路径使住院时间缩短了1.6天，同时患者满意度保持在94%。护士临床医生为CVA路径制定了五个关键成果，包括言语治疗访问、物理医学与康复科转诊、严重程度评估、患者教育以及患者就出院计划细节进行的咨询。
